Psalms 69:10 · KJV
“When I wept, {and chastened} my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.”
— Psalms 69:10
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
Psalms 69 — Context
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.
9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
10When I wept, {and chastened} my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
11I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
12They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I {was} the song of the drunkards. {drunkards: Heb. drinkers of strong drink}
Cross References
Luke 7:33-34
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
Psalms 109:24-25
My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
Psalms 102:8-9
Mine enemies reproach me all the day; {and} they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
Psalms 35:13
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing {was} sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. {humbled: or, afflicted}